Thursday, July 15, 2010

15 Fascinating Facts About Smiling

Everyone loves the quote “laughter is the best medicine,” and as a nurse, I have experienced the benefits of smiling and laughter with my patients. In fact, smiling can boost your mood and even your immune system. Keep reading for more fascinating facts about our smiles.
15 Fascinating Facts About Smiling

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Why The Filter Proposal Won’t Work

Gizmodo’s Fight The Filter campaign continues to produce great material on why Internet filtering is a bad idea, even if it’s been deferred by a year. Today’s contribution from SAG-AU member Andy Leyden offers a technical-but-not-confusing explanation of why the planned technology is doomed to failure, no matter when it gets deployed. Well worth a read.
Why The Filter Proposal Won’t Work

Share an Internet Connection Between Wireless Machines with an Ad Hoc Network in Windows 7

When you’re traveling sometimes you don’t have a Wi-Fi connection available for your portable devices or need to share files with another wireless computer. Here is how to create a wireless ad hoc network in Windows 7 to solve the issue.
Share an Internet Connection Between Wireless Machines with an Ad Hoc Network in Windows 7

Monday, July 12, 2010

Bright Future Fail

From the FAIL Blog.
Bright Future Fail

Five Best Personal Money Management Sites

Web-based financial management tools have grown in sophistication to the point where many people manage their entire financial lives with online tools. Here's a look at five of the most popular personal money management sites.
Five Best Personal Money Management Sites

19 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

A weekly power-guide to the best social media resources this side of the ‘Net. This edition includes some tips for cleaning up your social media presence, a few key considerations when designing mobile apps, and a look at social’s huge disruption of advertising.
19 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

Friday, July 09, 2010

10 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Apple

It can be argued that no consumer electronics company has captured the public’s fascination the way Apple has. Over the years it has morphed into more than just a company or corporation, but for many it has become a representation of a lifestyle or culture, and a status symbol complete with a larger fan base than most pop stars.
10 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Apple

How to Enable or Disable the Libraries Feature in Windows 7

If you just can’t get used to the new Libraries feature in Windows 7, you can easily disable it with a registry hack—though we’d recommend learning about the benefits instead of disabling it.
How to Enable or Disable the Libraries Feature in Windows 7

Getting started with Microsoft Office 2010 Guide

Microsoft has just released a Getting started with Microsoft Office 2010 guide that gives customers an overview of the Microsoft Office 2010 suite and how to get started with Office 2010.
Getting started with Microsoft Office 2010 Guide

Decrypt and Copy DVDs to Your Hard Drive Without Ripping

Have you ever wanted to make backup copies of your DVDs but didn’t want to mess with confusing DVD ripping software? Today, we’ll look at drop dead simple method to decrypt DVDs on the fly with DVD43 so you can easily copy them to your hard drive.
Decrypt and Copy DVDs to Your Hard Drive Without Ripping

Get Rid Of UAC Prompts With Microsoft’s Application Compatibility Toolkit

The number of UAC prompts in Windows 7 has been reduced significantly in Windows 7 by Microsoft. To increase security applications are limited to standard user privileges in Windows Vista and Windows 7. The UAC prompt informs the user if an application requires elevated privileges to run.
Get Rid Of UAC Prompts With Microsoft’s Application Compatibility Toolkit

Thursday, July 08, 2010

More Tactics For Putting Off Telemarketers

Commenter Jack Cola offered up a link to his own collection of tactics for putting telemarketers off. The essence of his strategy is to make the telemarketer hang up rather than doing so yourself, using tricks such as pausing after each answer or pretending you can’t hear them. For me, a simple slam-down still works the best, but it’s always good.
More Tactics For Putting Off Telemarketers

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Fix Overheating Issues With PC Temp Monitoring Apps

Proper cooling solutions ensure that PC systems do not overheat and PC temperature monitors are used to check temps and post warnings so that the user can react in time to avoid data loss
and crashes. The following paragraphs list PC temp monitor applications. It has to be noted that they only work if the hardware contains temperature sensors, which is the case for most modern motherboards, cpus and hard drives.
Fix Overheating Issues With PC Temp Monitoring Apps

5 Handy iPhone Apps for Home Improvement

While there’s no iPhone app that can help you avoid hitting your thumb with a hammer, falling off a ladder or stepping in a tray of paint, certain apps can be a useful addition to your tool kit when attempting some DIY projects.
5 Handy iPhone Apps for Home Improvement

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Top 10 Dropbox Alternatives to Securely Sync and Share Files Online

Dropbox is a hugely popular “cloud based” file sharing service (and app), that allows you to synchronize files among different computers. It has a cool user experience, but has its downsides as well. If you are using Dropbox for a long time I am sure you will be so impressed with its ease of use and feature-richness, that you might not have cared to look for an alternative. But there are quite a few new (and old) services which can really give Dropbox a run for their money.
Top 10 Dropbox Alternatives to Securely Sync and Share Files Online

Complete Australian Prepaid 3G Broadband Deals Guide

A prepaid 3G broadband service is a great option for people who occasionally want Internet access on the road, or who want a backup option if their main Internet connection goes down. Here’s what’s currently on offer in the Australian market.
Complete Australian Prepaid 3G Broadband Deals Guide

Sunday, July 04, 2010

9 Cool Tools to Monitor Internet Bandwidth Usage

Working online requires internet connection and costs you too much or less depending upon the needs. Minimizing the cost of internet connection totally depends on you and this will only be controlled by tracking and monitoring it every day. There are some tools available for this purpose which helps you in monitoring and controlling the flow of your internet bandwidth and speed.
9 Cool Tools to Monitor Internet Bandwidth Usage

Recognize The Real Signs of Drowning and Save a Life

The splashing, the yelling, the struggle for life, everyone knows that's what a drowning person looks like, right? Wrong. Outside of Hollywood sets, nobody drowns dramatically. Learn how to spot the signs of drowning and save a life.
Recognize The Real Signs of Drowning and Save a Life

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Friday, July 02, 2010

4 Free Firewall Software for Home Users

Technically Personal are starting a series of weekly articles where they will discuss various aspects of computer security and give you suggestions that will keep you protected. The aim is to make even the non-geeks feel comfortable. They will start with the outermost realm, the Firewall.
4 Free Firewall Software for Home Users